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Silver 1/2 Unit Natural Head Left
| Issuer | Corieltauvi tribe (Celtic Britain) |
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| Year | 45 BC - 10 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Stylised Celtic head depicted in left-facing profile, rendered in the abstract La Tène artistic tradition characteristic of Corieltauvian coinage. The facial features are summarily indicated, with a pronounced rounded cranium and simplified facial plane filling the compact flan. The design is uninscribed and exhibits the bold, schematic modelling typical of late Iron Age British Celtic die-cutting. No legend or additional devices appear in the field. |
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| Mintage | ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Horse has dashes for mane, pellet below tail - ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Horse has dashes for mane, pellet triad below tail - ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Horse has no mane, pellet below and above and below tail, inverted L betwen forelegs - ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Horse has no mane, pellet triad below and pellet between forelegs - ND (45 BC - 10 BC) - Horse has no mane, pellet behind and between forelegs - |
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The Corieltauvi occupied a substantial territory across what is now Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Nottinghamshire, and their coinage is notable for being issued jointly — pairs of names appear on later struck pieces, suggesting a tribal governance structure unlike most other British Celtic groups. This fractional silver belongs to a long transitional sequence during which Corieltavian issues shifted from abstracted Gallo-Belgic prototypes toward increasingly local, idiosyncratic designs, a process driven by political isolation from continental trade networks rather than artistic intention.